Use your APS payroll expertise to strengthen controls, governance and capability across a key program.

Your new employer
Join a high-profile Federal Government organisation delivering important services to the Australian community. The organisation is strengthening its payroll governance and is looking for an experienced payroll professional to help turn audit findings into practical, sustainable improvements.

Your new role
This is an opportunity to step beyond day-to-day payroll processing and make a genuine impact on how payroll operates.As the APS6/EL1 Payroll Audit Officer, you'll work closely with the payroll and People & Culture teams to implement audit recommendations, strengthen controls and leave behind processes that can be effectively maintained by the internal team.

You will:

- Lead and coordinate the implementation of payroll audit recommendations
- Review existing payroll processes and identify control gaps
- Design and implement practical preventative and detective payroll controls
- Translate audit findings into sustainable and auditable processes
- Develop standard operating procedures, checklists, templates and training materials
- Support knowledge transfer and capability uplift across the payroll team
- Provide advice across complex payroll matters, including superannuation, allowances, deductions, transfers, terminations and final payments.

What you'll need to succeed

- Must be an Australian Citizen with a minimum of Baseline security clearance





You're an experienced payroll professional who understands the complexities of operating within an Australian Government environment.
You'll bring:

- Strong experience working within APS payroll
- Knowledge of APS employment conditions, enterprise agreements and public sector payroll governance
- Experience across end-to-end payroll administration and complex payroll matters
- An understanding of payroll controls, compliance and risk
- The ability to turn audit recommendations into practical improvements
- Solid documentation, stakeholder engagement and knowledge-transfer skills
- Experience with Aurion will be highly regarded but is not essential

What you'll get in return
This is a great opportunity for an experienced APS payroll professional wanting to broaden their experience beyond transactional payroll.You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful payroll improvements, work closely with key stakeholders and leave a lasting impact by strengthening controls, processes and internal capability.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this opportunity, please contact Alden on 6112 7698 or email *********@hays.com.au for a confidential discussion.If this opportunity isn't quite right for you, but you're considering your next move, please get in touch for a confidential discussion about your career. Likewise, if the role interests you, but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still encourage you to reach out to discuss whether your payroll experience could be a strong fit.#3027652

📌 /Payroll Audit Officer (Canberra)
🏢 Hays Recruitment
📍 Canberra